Child s garment



March 28, 1950 M. G. sLADEK ETAL 2,502,393

CHILD'S GARMENT Filed April 22. 1947 Patented Mar. 28, `1950 UNI-TED.'STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,502,393 CHILDSI GARMENT Melvin G. Sladek andRalph M. Proby,

` Chicago, Ill.

Application April 22, 1947, Serial No; 743,080 (.cl. z-zzn i Claims.

i The invention relates.` generally to a child-ls gar.-

ment. and more particularly tor a 'trousers-like garment for children.from-j four toeighteen months; of age.. -f Y Children. from-four toeighteenmonthsof age spend; much timerplaying in their cribs or. on theiloor or play pens on the oor where the tem.- perature is low, draftsare common and` where there is a great.v` deal of dirt.. At this agechildren. have a great.- propensity for removing their.

booties and their socks. with the result that much ofthe. time the.childsfeet and legs are bare` and uncovered..

It is: an olzeect of. this' invention, therefore, toy provide a newy andimproved trousers-like garment having feet which vmay be wornby thechild to take thefplace of'bootiesor shoes, stock-- ings and a.4 romperor other garment normally worn by the child.

Another object is to.- provide a new and improved garment of thecharacter described. which is constructed to be. completely free of.buttons, zippers,

Fig; 7 is a fragmentary and enlarged sectional' View taken approximatelyalong the line 1--1 of Fig, 6: illustrating the detail of construction.of the sole-forming portion.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, very substantially er1--y larged sectional Viewshowing the manner in; which the instep portion and the sole-formingportion are sewn together.v

While the invention is. susceptible of Various modications andalternative constructions, it is shown in the drawing and4 willhereinafter be described in a preferred embodiment. IIt is not.4

intended, however, that the invention is to be Alimited thereby to thespecic construction distie strings' or: other. fastening4 means so as tofacilitate the putting on. or the taking on of the garment. and,eliminate any means that might parent from the; followingy detaileddescription taken,` in connection with: the' accompanying.`

drawings,` in. which.:v

Fig: 1. isL-.a perspective. viewof a garmentfem--vbdyng the ieatures: ofthis. invention.

rige., 2 is a. view: showing, in, pian. the' cut. of.' 'chef piece of"goodsg forming, the fror'it,` halfl of the.`.

' Lj45- Eig; 31 is; review showing'. inl planA the.y cut of the.

trouser legi,

piece of. gcodsfrmings thenrear .halfk of4 thetrouserf.

ingjtheinstep:of'thebootportion.

Eig., 5.1is. an enlarged sectional. view taken' ap.

prfcniimatelyv along the line.. 5-52 of' Fig. 4- and showing a.detail'of construction..

Eig. 4a is a. view'show-ing, in'Y plan the-piece: form-fig,... 6. is.aplan.view;showingv sole-formingl piece of the boot.

closed. `On theccntrary it is. intended to coverall modifications and.alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims'.

The garment formi-ng the subject matter of this invention takes' onthegeneral form of a pair of trousers or trunks with feet and is thuscomposed in the main of a pair of legs l0 each terminating in a foot orboot H integral. there-1 with. Each leg is composed of but two parts I2and I3 having a generally similar cut save for certain differences thatwill presently be made known. Herein reference character lf2 indicates.

the front part and reference character l3- the` back part of a leg. Eachof the parts has a top edge M substantially straight, and an4 outer edgel5 somewhat convex to give required fullness and a pleasing shape to theiinished garment. The inner edge of each part has a compound curvatureor cut with slightly lessV than. half of the uppery portion of eachpart. shaped to take on. the form of a half of a U. This portion of theinner edge is herein designated by the reference character I6. The lowerslightly more than half, of vthe inner edge of. each part. is slightlyconcave and intersects the upperv edge portion l`6 to,` formy a point.I-l.

I8fand it will be appreciated that the point I 1' `representsthe"lo'westpoint in the. crotchof theA garment. I.

Except for increased-width. of the part I3, par-' ticularly at.the'point I1,.'so astfo give the necessary iullness to the seat.' ofthegarment, the

.parts l2 and lf3 as so far. described are substantially the same. Itis. to ber noted,` however, and can readily ble seen in. Figs. 2 and 3,-that the parti le extends upwardly from. a transverse line.`

drawn through the point l1 a` greater distance than. does thepart. l2,and similarly part lf3A ex'.- tends downwardly a greater distance fromthat The lower half of the inner edge is.I designated by the. referencecharacter.

line than does the part I2. Part I 3 has a bottom edge I9 which is veryslightly concave, while part l2 has a bottom edge 2U which is rathersharply concave so that in the assembled and worn garment the edge 20will curve over and around the instep of the child wearing the garment.

In the nished garment the edges I5 are sewn together to form the outerseam I5 and the edges I8 are sewn together to form the inner seam I8.Edges I6 are not sewn together but are sewn to corresponding edges ofcorresponding parts composing the other leg of the garment. A wovenelastic waistband 2I is sewn to the top of the garment.

Forming a very material part of this invention is the construction ofthe boot or foot portions of the garment. Though the boot portion has amoccasin type construction with the roominess ridges or ribs that mightinterfere with walking,

the boot portion is formed of but two pieces 22 and 23. Piece 22 formsthe instep portion and toe cap portion of the boot, while piece 23 formsthe sole. The instep-forming piece 22 takes the general form of ablunted and compressed crescent or C. It has a generally semi-ellipticalmain outer edge 24 and a concave and again generally semi-ellipticalinner edge 25. The edges formed by the blunting of the horns of thecrescent are composed of a straight edge 26 and a straight edge 21 ofabout a third the length of the edge 26. The straight edges 26 and 21are disposed to form a large angle between them, all as best seen inFig. 4. Formed on the piece 22 is a welt seam taking the general form ofa V with its point lying on the symmetrical axis of the piece 22 andwiththefree ends of the V intersecting the straight edges 2li at aboutthe point where the edges 26 and 21 intersect. Each arm of the V-shapedwelt seam in extending away from the point of the V is spaced aprogressively increasing distance from the edge 24 for a purpose whichwilll later become more apparent.

The sole-forming piece 23 has a shape generally that of a longitudinalcross section of a tear-drop with the rounded end forming the heelandthe pointed end forming the toe of the sole. To give the finishedfoot portion of the garment a distinctive shoe or boot appearance, aswell as to strengthen the garment structurally, a corded tape 39 is sewnto the piece 23 to dene the periphery or margin of the sole in thefinished garment. For convenience in manufacture, neatness and increasedstrength, the tape 3U, as clearly seen in Figs. 6 and '7, may be sewn tothe outer surface of the piece 23 with the corded edge on the inside andspaced inwardly from the edge of the piece 23 by approximately the widthof the tape. The margin of the piece 23 carrying the tape 30 is thenfolded back upon the piece 23 .with the tape exposed and facingupwardly, as best seen in Fig. 8. The instep-forming piece 22 has itsperipheral edge turned inwardly and the inturned portion 3l placed overthe tape 30 and sewn tothe soleforming piece 23.

As best seen in'Fig. l, the edge 25 of the piece 22 is sewn to theconcave bottom edge 20 of the front part I2 to form the seam 32, whilethe edges are sewn to the edges I5 and I8 of the back part I3 to formcontinuations of the seams I5 and I8'. It will be appreciated that thesmall edge portions 21 will be taken up in the formation of the seam 32yand that hence the seam formed by the Joining of edges 2U and 25 willintersect the welt seam 28 at the seams I5 and I8. The securing of thefoot portion is completed by sewing the heel of the sole directly to thebottom edge I9 of the back part I3. This, of course, is made possible bythe increased length of the lower portion of the part I3 relative to thelower portion of the part I2 with the extension of the part I3 beyondthe part I2 serving to form the heel or counter portion of the bootupper.

In the completed garment, the instep-forming piece 22 on the line of thesymmetrical axis of the piece extends substantially horizontally fromthe seam 32 to the toe of the foot. This piece, moreover, measured alongits longitudinal center line is, as clearly seen in Fig. 1, shorter thanthe sole-forming piece measured from its toe end to a point verticallybelow the point of attachment of said leg and said toe-cap forming pieceat the center line thereof. In view thereof, the

toe of the foot or boot will turn upwardly to give the boot aresemblance to the upturned toes on the boots or shoes characteristic ofjesters in the illustrations in fairy and folk lore tales. To heightenthis impression and to provide a source of amusement for the childwearing the garment, each foot may have sewn to the toe thereof a littlebell 33,

It is believed apparent from the foregoing that we have perfected agarment which, depending upon the materials from which it is made, canbe employed either as a sleeping garment or as a play garment, or both.When employed as a play garment, it dispenses with the necessity forstockings, booties and rompers, and will serve to keep the child warmand protected against cold and drafts associated with the floors ofdwellings and also from dirt. Inasmuch as the garment cannot be removedby the child, the feet and Ylegs will not be exposed as is so commonwhen booties are employed because, as above stated, children have such apropensity for removing booties and stockings. Because of the formationof the feet, there is not only ample room but the child may walkcomfortably for the bottoms or tractive appearance and the addition ofthe bells will afford a small infant many hours of amusement simply byits kicking, and will aord many hours of entertainment to an older childthrough examination or by timed ringing either by kick ing or by shakingwith the hand.

We claim as our invention:

1. A childs trousers-like garment comprising a pair of legs, each legbeing composed of a front part and a rear part each formingapproximately one-half of the leg, the rear part being somewhat longerthan the iront part and sewn to the iront part to project beyond thebottom edge of the front part, andthe iront part having a concave bottomedgetqoverlie and curve around the instep of the child when worn, a footintegral with each leg, each footcomprising a sole-forming piecegenerally shaped'a's the longitudinal cross section ofl a drop andasingle instep and toe-cap-vv forming piece, said last named piece havingthe shape of a blunted crescent with a rather sharply concave inneredge, a generally V-shaped welt seam formed on said last named piecehaving its point on the center line of said blunted crescent and havingits arms extending from the point toward the blunted points of thecrescent to lie increasingly greater distances inwardly of the outeredge of said crescent shaped piece, said blunted crescent shaped piecebeing sewn to the leg with the inner edge sewn to the bottom edge of thefront part and the blunted points being sewn to the extending portion ofthe back part at the side edges thereof, said sole being sewn with itsrounded portion to the bottom edge of the rear part and with the balancethereof sewn to the outer edge of said blunted crescent shaped piecewith the sole spaced from said welt seam decreasing amounts to terminatewith the toe of the sole at the tip of the V-welt seam, said toencap-forming piece measured along its longitudinal center line beingshorter than said soleforming piece measured from its pointed end to apoint vertically below the point of attachment of said toe-cap-formingpiece, at its longitudinal center line, to said leg giving the foot aturned up appearance.

2. A childs footed trousers-like garment comn prising a pair of legs,each leg being composed of a front part and a rear part formingapproximately one-half of the leg, and a foot integral with each leg,each foot comprising a sole-forming portion generally shaped as thelongitudinal cross section of a drop and an instep and toe-cap-formingportion having a generally semi-elliptical margin sewn to saidsole-forming portion and an inner edge sewn to the front part of saidleg, said instep and toe-cap-forming portion measured along itslongitudinal center line from its toe end to the point of attachment tothe leg being shorter than said sole-forming portion measured from itstoe end to a point vertically below the center line point of attachmentof said toe-cap-forming portion to said leg to result in an upturnedtoe.

3. A childs footed trousers-like garment comprising a pair of legs and afoot integral with each leg, each foot comprising a sole-forming portiongenerally shaped as the longitudinal cross section of a drop andtapering toward a point at the toe end and means forming the foot uppersincluding an instep and toe-cap-forming portion having a generallysemi-elliptical margin sewn to said sole forming portion and an inner,foot-arch-bridging edge sewn to the bottom edge of the front of saidleg, said instep and toe-cap-forming portion measured along itslongitudinal center line from its toe end to the point of attachmentwith said 5 leg being shorter than said sole-forming portion measuredfrom its toe end t0 a point vertically below the center line point ofattachment of said toe-capforming portion with said leg to result in apointed upturned toe.

4. A childs trousers-like garment comprising a pair of legs, each leg atthe bottom over thev front approximate half of the leg being out away toterminate short of the bottom edge of the rear half of the leg, and afoot integral with each leg, each foot comprising a sole-forming piecegenerally shaped as the longitudinal cross section or" a drop and asingle instep and toe-cap-forming piece, said last named piece havingthe shape in plan of a blunted crescent with a concave inner edge, theouter edge of said last named piece being sewn to the pointed end ofsaid sole-forming piece, the concave inner edge to the bottom edge ofthe front of said leg, the blunted points to the side edges of theextending portion of the rear half of the leg, and the rounded portionof said Sole to the bottom edge of the extending rear half of the leg,said toe-cap-forming piece measured along its longitudinal center linebeing shorter than said sole-forming piece measured from its pointed endto a point vertically below the point of attachment of saidtoe-eap-forming piece at its longitudinal center line to said leg,thereby giving the sole of the foot a turned-up appearance at the toe.

MELVIN G. SLADEK. RALPH M. PROBY.

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